[Wactclc-alma] Checking links

[Kun, Lily]

Yep, what Wade said. Sounded like a good idea at the time. Oh, well.

By the way, there's a problem with the Export URLs spreadsheet that I got from Alma after doing the job. My spreadsheet had just three columns: Resource (which only had the word Portfolio in it), ID (number), URL. The URL list made it easier to click and check the links. Unfortunately, there's no way to backtrack to the portfolio that the link belongs to. I could not find a way to look for the portfolio using the ID number listed. I have a Salesforce case open to figure that out, but so far, even the SF tech has no idea. Back to square one.

Attached is the Export URL report if you're curious and want to take a peek.

Lily

-----Original Message-----
From: Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Guidry, Wade
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 7:40 AM
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Subject: Re: [Wactclc-alma] Checking links

Just FYI, this may already be understood, but thought I'd point it out, just in case...


 link checkers will be good at identifying broken links. That is, links resulting in 404 error (no web page found).


However, link checkers won't be able to point out or highlight links to subscription resources to which you don't really have access. That's because, even if you don't actually have access to a resource, the link will still resolve, to the vendor's web site.


Wade Guidry - wadeg at bigbend.edu
Library Consortium Services Manager
Washington Community & Technical Colleges Library Consortium (WACTCLC)
509.760.4474
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From: Wactclc-alma <wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu> on behalf of Kun, Lily <lkun at spscc.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2016 12:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [Wactclc-alma] Checking links

Thanks, Dennis! This is exactly what I needed.

Lily

From: Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Christman
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 3:18 PM
To: 'Wactclc-alma at lists.ctc.edu' <Wactclc-alma at lists.ctc.edu>
Subject: [Wactclc-alma] Checking links

I don't recall who was talking about checking their links in today's meetings, but I found this article in the Developer's Network about exporting URLs from Alma and then running them through a 3rd party link checker. The article mentions using LinkChecker, and another that Sally had mentioned is called Xenu. I hope this helps whomever was asking about it.

https://developers.exlibrisgroup.com/blog/The-New-Export-URLs-job


Dennis Christman
Technical Services, Interlibrary Loans
Whatcom Community College Library
360.383.3294
dchristman at whatcom.ctc.edu<mailto:dchristman at whatcom.ctc.edu>


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